Valparaiso basketball notes pre-Green Bay/post-Wright State

Check out Wednesday's Post-Tribune for a preview as
Valparaiso plays Green Bay in yet another key game. But here are some
additional odds and ends from the Crusaders' practice on Tuesday ...

-- Valparaiso coach Bryce Drew on how to defend Green Bay's
size: "Just by hard work. We'll stick to our basic principles on defense and hopefully
be able to guard their actions."

-- Ryan Broekhoff on the matchup with the Phoenix: "Us being
a little bit smaller, we like to push the ball and run the ball, and we'll try
to use that to our advantage, use our speed and skill. Obviously, it's going to
be hard work down in the post guarding both of them (Alec Brown and Brennan
Cougill), but we'll have some schemes to try to take away how effective they
are around the basket."

-- All five of Valparaiso's starters played at least 30
minutes against Wright State, with LaVonte Dority playing 13 minutes off the
bench and no one else playing more than seven. An anomaly or a tightening of
the rotation going forward?

"It's game-by-game," Drew said. "I thought those five had a
really good rhythm on the floor together. When they were on the floor, they
were all playing really well, so we decided to stay with them a little longer
than we normally would in a game."

-- Drew on the level at which Broekhoff has been playing: "Ryan
kind of spoils us. He makes so many good plays, and does so many things for our
team. He's just been tremendous the last few games, especially in the last five
minutes. He's just made a lot of big shots for us."

-- Drew on Valparaiso's come-from-behind wins at Detroit and
against Wright State: "We've been very blessed the last couple games; we very
easily could've lost both of them, and even the game at UIC. We realize games
can go back and forth, and you just have to prepare the best you can and do the
best you can. This league is very competitive."

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Michael Osipoff

Staff
writer Michael Osipoff covers Valparaiso basketball, Purdue football
and basketball, the RailCats, boys and girls soccer, wrestling, and
girls tennis for the Post-Tribune. He has won several state writing
awards in Indiana, as well as in Virginia.